How one flick from Jesus led Ins Choi to his calling
Ins Choi, the creator of Kim’s Convenience, is back with a new play — and this time he’s getting even more personal. It’s called Son of a Pr...
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Q: The Podcast from CBC Radio
Get ready to meet the artists you're talking about, and the ones you'll soon love. Whatever you're into -- be it music, TV, film, visual art, theatre, or comedy -- q is there. Expect deep in...
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Kofi refuses to choose between being a musician and a pro athlete
Toronto artist Kofi isn't interested in picking a lane. He’s one of Canada’s top-ranked volleyball players, currently training with the Cana...
Zorga Qaunaq is a recovering people pleaser
Zorga Qaunaq is a visual artist, a traditional Inuit tattoo artist, and an Inuktitut language educator — but she didn’t become an actor unti...
When his son had brain surgery, Spencer Burton found hope in music
For most of us, home is a place that we’re from, or a place of safety and comfort. For Canadian country-folk singer Spencer Burton, home too...
Philip Akin isn’t here to mentor you, he’s here to radicalize you
Philip Akin has been telling stories on Canadian stages for decades, and mentoring some of this country’s best theatre artists for just as l...
How Beverly Hills, 90210 changed Kathleen Robertson’s life overnight
Kathleen Robertson is no stranger to hit TV. She’s starred on hugely popular shows like Boss, Tracker and the ’90s cultural phenomenon Bever...
Why Caity Gyorgy likes to ‘rage bait’ her pianist Mark Limacher
Singer Caity Gyorgy and pianist Mark Limacher have been making waves in the Canadian jazz scene with their duo and orchestral recordings. No...
Rick Campanelli on MuchMusic, his gambling addiction and recovery
If you were a fan of MuchMusic in the ’90s and early 2000s, you’ll remember Rick Campanelli, better known as “Rick the Temp.” The bubbly, ch...
Anthony Hopkins thinks we all think too much
Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs, The Father, The Remains of the Day) is best known as an Oscar-winning actor, but his first love w...
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth grew up on Son of a Critch. Now it’s time to say goodbye
English actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth practically grew up on the set of Son of a Critch. The CBC sitcom, based on Canadian actor and comedia...
Andrea Martin on SCTV, Broadway and embracing your inner clown
Andrea Martin is known for her work in Godspell (1972), SCTV, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and her Tony-winning performances in Pippin and My F...
For Bob Odenkirk, embarrassment can be a good thing
Last year, Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Mr. Show) sat down with Tom Power to tell us how embarrassment has fueled some of t...
New Music: Emily Steinwall
Toronto musician Emily Steinwall grew up on classic rock, but her teenage years brought a new obsession: jazz saxophone. That passion led he...
This poet’s new collection is a love letter to Toronto
Sanna Wani’s debut poetry collection, My Grief, the Sun, won the 2023 Trillium Book Award for Poetry. Now, she’s returned with her follow-up...
Lana Condor visualized her way to some of Hollywood’s biggest franchises
Lana Condor (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, X-Men: Apocalypse) isn’t afraid of switching things up and trying something new. Her latest...
How MuchMusic inspired TyriqueOrDie to change his sound
Growing up in Scarborough, Tyrique Clarke, also known as TyriqueOrDie, drew early inspiration from rap heavyweights like Lil Wayne and MF Do...
Sami Landri says she’s always ‘been a contrarian to the core’
Sami Landri is the proudest Acadian you’ll ever meet. The “trash-chic” Canadian drag queen has reached millions of fans with her Chiac accen...
New Music: SNACKTIME
The Philadelphia band SNACKTIME went from playing free shows in a city park to performing at some of the most coveted music festivals in Nor...
Agatha's Almanac: The art of slow living
Amalie Atkins is a multi-disciplinary Saskatchewan-based artist whose first feature documentary, Agatha’s Almanac, is a love letter to “soli...
Thundercat: ‘Writing with Mac Miller was a glorious day’
Some artists do their best work alone. Others thrive on collaboration. Grammy-winning bassist, producer and singer-songwriter Thundercat — a...